Extension-dashboard for vehicles.



No. 891,027. PATBNTED JUNE 16, 1908.

J. E. ALBRIGHT. EXTENSION DASHBOARD FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30, 1907.

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EXTENSION-DASHBOARD FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

,Application filed December 30, 1907. Serial No. 408,634.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAooB E. ALBRIGHT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at I/Vest Newton, in the county of Westmoreland andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Extension-D ashboards for Vehicles, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accom anying drawing.

T iis invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in dashboard shields for vehicles, and the primary object of the invention is,to provide a novel adjustable shield for preventing an animal attachedto a vehicle from throwing pebbles, dirt and similar matter over thedash board and upon persons seated in the vehicle.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivedash-board shield that can be easily and quickly manipulated, the shieldbeing constructed whereby it can be adjusted to any desired height.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterdescribed and then specifically pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of the vehicleequipped with a shield, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the shield, in anelevated osition, Fig. 3 is a plan of the same, and Fig. 4 is anenlarged sectional view of a portion of the dash board and shield.

In the drawings, 1 designates a portion of the vehicle having adash-board 2, said dashboard being provided with a pocket 3 for amovable shield 4, the shield when in'a lowered position being completelyhoused within the pocket.

The ends of the shield 4 are guided in grooves 5 provided therefor inthe dashboard, and in order to retain the shield in an elevatedposition, I use a resilient member or spring 6, this member beingcarried by the rear side of the dash-board, whereby it can be easilymanipulated by persons seated in the vehicle 1.

The shield 4 is provided with a plurality of grooves 7, these groovesbeing spaced apart and formed one above the other, whereby the member orspring 6 can recede into either of said grooves, to maintain the shieldat a desired elevation.

The resilient member or spring 6 is manipulated by virtue of a button 8carried by one end thereof, the opposite end of said member or springbeing fixed to the dash-board 2.

A coil spring 9 can be used in conjunction with the spring 6, to insurea positive action of the spring 6 in engaging in one of the grooves ofthe shield 4.

I preferably make the shield of a material corresponding to thedash-board 2, whereby the shield will present an appearance as if itwere an integral part of the dash-board.

Having now described my invention what I claim'as new, is

In combination with a vehicle dash board provided with a pocket, the endwalls of which pocket having vertical grooves, of a shield or extensiondash board mounted for vertical movement in said pocket and having itsends received in and guided by said grooves in the end walls of thepocket, the

sald shield or extension dash board provided on its inner face with aplurality of grooves arranged in spaced vertical alinement, a springcatch secured to the dash board to engage in one of said grooves in theextension dash board and having a button projecting through the rearwall of the dash board, and a spring normally holding said spring catchseated in one of the grooves of the extension. dash board.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JACOB E. ALBRIGHT.

Witnesses:

A. E. ALBRIGHT,

Jos. E. ALBRIGHT.

